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Road trip! Getting the Daytona

RiverDave

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This one has an EFI 2.5 / 150.. Kind of a weird motor.

It's going to Joe at Hot Laps.. :p We are gonna give it a clean bill of health, and then start working on it little by little and documenting gains.

Next week the boat is going to go to Brad at E Ticket to get the transom fixed.

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Haven't seen a good clear bottom picture. Are these Daytona's a Mod VP, with pronounced tunnels, because the one pic of the Black and Orange one racing the Enduro looks more like an exaggerated chine than a tunnel. But black bottom and shaded, hard to see.
 

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Run the crap out of it. That ol' 2 stroke will keep you in plenty of fun!
 

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Haven't seen a good clear bottom picture. Are these Daytona's a Mod VP, with pronounced tunnels, because the one pic of the Black and Orange one racing the Enduro looks more like an exaggerated chine than a tunnel. But black bottom and shaded, hard to see.

it's a semi V with large outside chines. Not a tunnel..

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Haven't seen a good clear bottom picture. Are these Daytona's a Mod VP, with pronounced tunnels, because the one pic of the Black and Orange one racing the Enduro looks more like an exaggerated chine than a tunnel. But black bottom and shaded, hard to see.
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Those center chines make it almost a flat keel like a Hydrostream. Cool boats.
 

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Great pics, thanks 👍
Is that a turn fin I see 3/4 the way to the stern ? Daytona, same company known for their Biesemeyer GN copy ? Is this bottom one off, or based off the GN design ?

Can't find much info out there on Daytonas other than by Eliminator.
I'm pretty sure it's the Biesemeyer jet boat bottom.
 
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RD nice looking Hull, I'm just curious how much over the coast guard H.P. rating is that mercury o/b motor on that particular make & model hull ?

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Daytona is coming along!

Huge thanks to Pedro at Saleen Fiberglass!!

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